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| Bah, my friend had to spoil the fact that Yui was an AI before the episode even came out. Still was so awesome to see Yui float up in the air and release a long-as fire sword. Swinging it around with her small body. :D Also liked the design of the grim reaper type monster. I lol'd hard @ the toad scene. ASUNA DOESN'T WANT TO COOK TOADS ROFL! THEN HOW ABOUT LIKE 50 OF THEM?! xD Yui remembering her memories and telling Kirito and Asuna everything was really sad. She even disappeared in order to remove the grim reaper monster which was an 'illegal' act. Kirito was smart to turn Yui's main program into an object. Thus, became Yui's heart. Really enjoyed this episode. Also from 10:45 onwards, what does the Japanese text at the bottom say? "AW X SAO" - I wish it was a crossover of SAO and Accel World. PLEASE LOL. |
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n10sity said: I don't see why there is any confusion. It seemed clear to me that the reaper's tag was a redish "unknown" as seen by Kirito. It even has a red crystal. Whereas, Yui's tag is definitely a purple "Immortal Object". Through Asuna's view you can see the reaper through what seems to be clearly Yui's tag. In other words, the Immortal Oject tag was above Yui and never seen above the reaper. And as stated in the previous episode, she has no crystal. So I agree with those who say the Reaper was just a very high level monster --- probably around 90 like Kirito states. I imagine Yui had to hack the system because she has no stats in order to kill monsters but she herself couldn't be killed. The monster was high level, I doubt anyone could have beat it at any point of the game since Kirito was level 75+ in this episode and even him and Asuna blocking the attack got them to less than half health. The LN said that the reason the boss was there was to keep players from wandering into the admin console room (that's why the boss was so high level compared to those level 60's mobs. (What I thought was kind of weird was how Thinker got in there because it looked like there was only 1 entrance, but w/e) Yui didn't hack the system, she just used her GM account to use the delete mob command. We know this because when Yui was being deleted Kirito said he could use her account to access the system (turning her into the game object) |
| Keeping my time short in the SAO forum to avoid the inevitable spoiler of information that someone couldn't bare to wrap tags around. Slow episode but necessary. Next week's title is definitely "calm before the storm" worthy. Great anticipation. |
lindsayzzz said: Also from 10:45 onwards, what does the Japanese text at the bottom say? "AW X SAO" - I wish it was a crossover of SAO and Accel World. PLEASE LOL. Can't read Japanese, but just a speculation. Looks like Accel World X SAO crossover. With a release date? |
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Vhaeraun said: Yumekichi11 said: InfiniteDestiny said: Hey buddy based on this + the pace as of this episode. Will they do GGO or stop before it? I would suggest highly to finish with GGO if they can and do 12 episodes series or 24 more of the rest and finish it up if possible.unj008 said: InfiniteDestiny said: Paul said: Watched it. Again didn't really care much about Yui but Kirito's random comments were fun. "She's in her rebellious stage" made me lulz. The frog leg scene was fun as well. Strange, I might forgetting something but can someone remind me... If i remember correctly What is ALO??? The arc after this one it stands for ALFheim Online, the current novel has 10 released volumes; the first two cover SAO, the next two cover ALO, the next two after that cover GGO, then 7 is a independent story focused on Asuna called Mothers Rosario, volume 8 is side stories and volume 9 and 10 are the latest arc Underworld. I wasn't going to spoiler tag, but I ended up saying more than I was originally intending to, so meh xD I don't think they should mix Mothers Rosario with GGO, imo they should do another season for GGO; maybe 12-15 episodes, a movie for Mothers Rosario and then by that time if Underworld is finished another season for that as well. |
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| Hard to feel emotional about characters killed off within an episode or 2. |
monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. |
| Why don't people get Asuna crying over an AI? When Hatsune Miku is worshiped in real life. |
HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Its unfortunate but likely true; hopefully they do a special on it or something. |
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| damn! turns out yui was just a program this whole time. i felt that she really was an actual person, the way she was with kirito and asuna. dont know why, but i grew to love her enough within this span of 2 episodes she appeared in. i actually started crying when she was erased, such a sad way to go ;_; i hope she comes back though, her voice at the end and the preservation of her heart better be signs that she'll be back :/ but now, they need to get back to the MAIN storyline of trying to get the hell out of there |
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InfiniteDestiny said: HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Its unfortunate but likely true; hopefully they do a special on it or something. Or next episode could start out with the fishing and then they get called in for |
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| Not sure if it's the source material's fault, or the fault of fail adaption.... Personally, I find Yui's time with Asuna and Kirito is too short and mundane. I think I would've felt a lot more for the 3 if they're given another episode or 2 for them to bond... Again... Maybe it's fail adaption, maybe it's the material's being like that? Needless to say, I care very little for their separation. (Red Nose Reindeer and warmth of the heart are, imo, much better when it comes to affect the viewers emotionally) Come on SAO, you can do better than this |
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InfiniteDestiny said: HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Its unfortunate but likely true; hopefully they do a special on it or something. Yeah, a special would be the right way to go about it. I a feeling that's what will happen. InfiniteDestiny said: Vhaeraun said: Yumekichi11 said: InfiniteDestiny said: Hey buddy based on this + the pace as of this episode. Will they do GGO or stop before it? I would suggest highly to finish with GGO if they can and do 12 episodes series or 24 more of the rest and finish it up if possible.unj008 said: InfiniteDestiny said: Paul said: Watched it. Again didn't really care much about Yui but Kirito's random comments were fun. "She's in her rebellious stage" made me lulz. The frog leg scene was fun as well. Strange, I might forgetting something but can someone remind me... If i remember correctly What is ALO??? The arc after this one it stands for ALFheim Online, the current novel has 10 released volumes; the first two cover SAO, the next two cover ALO, the next two after that cover GGO, then 7 is a independent story focused on Asuna called Mothers Rosario, volume 8 is side stories and volume 9 and 10 are the latest arc Underworld. I wasn't going to spoiler tag, but I ended up saying more than I was originally intending to, so meh xD I don't think they should mix Mothers Rosario with GGO, imo they should do another season for GGO; maybe 12-15 episodes, a movie for Mothers Rosario and then by that time if Underworld is finished another season for that as well. GGO is going to be tricky. SAO ends at ALO, and that's that. After that, its a totally different atmosphere, but would be worth it. An OVA series would be nice. If GGO was paired with Underworld thought, I'm not sure what I would think. The way it is going, Underworld needs its own series. |
Tyrel said: InfiniteDestiny said: HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Its unfortunate but likely true; hopefully they do a special on it or something. Or next episode could start out with the fishing and then they get called in for That would ruin the flow imo; because its not just |
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InfiniteDestiny said: Tyrel said: InfiniteDestiny said: HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Its unfortunate but likely true; hopefully they do a special on it or something. Or next episode could start out with the fishing and then they get called in for That would ruin the flow imo; because its not just |
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HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Not sure if you can even call the fishing story an arc (I thought it was pretty short) Judging from the titles of the next 2 episodes..there isn't going to be any more honeymoon stuff, so no fishing :( |
jBui said: HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Not sure if you can even call the fishing story an arc (I thought it was pretty short) Judging from the titles of the next 2 episodes..there isn't going to be any more honeymoon stuff, so no fishing :( Well it is indeed short but its very important in terms of Kirito and Asuna due to Asuna saying why she fell for him and such. |
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| So he can recreate an item in the game just by sending it to his Nerve Gear? Makes sense. |
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| Good episode but I feel like one more episode in this arc could have pulled out a lot more emotion. I see everyone talking about this ALO arc is there really not that much content in the light novels to extend the anime into another 10+ episodes or is it the just the animatiors trying to squeeze everything they can into their 25 episode limit? Seeing as how the anime is popular I was kind of thinking that there is enough content in the plot to cover 50 episodes but I probably am just wishful thinking. Hopefully they have a set plan and the overall pacing is fine kind of like how Gurren Laggan was one of the best paced animes for only 27 episodes. |
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unj008 said: Goatee said: InfiniteDestiny said: HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Its unfortunate but likely true; hopefully they do a special on it or something. Yeah, a special would be the right way to go about it. I a feeling that's what will happen. InfiniteDestiny said: Vhaeraun said: Yumekichi11 said: InfiniteDestiny said: Hey buddy based on this + the pace as of this episode. Will they do GGO or stop before it? I would suggest highly to finish with GGO if they can and do 12 episodes series or 24 more of the rest and finish it up if possible.unj008 said: InfiniteDestiny said: Paul said: Watched it. Again didn't really care much about Yui but Kirito's random comments were fun. "She's in her rebellious stage" made me lulz. The frog leg scene was fun as well. Strange, I might forgetting something but can someone remind me... If i remember correctly What is ALO??? The arc after this one it stands for ALFheim Online, the current novel has 10 released volumes; the first two cover SAO, the next two cover ALO, the next two after that cover GGO, then 7 is a independent story focused on Asuna called Mothers Rosario, volume 8 is side stories and volume 9 and 10 are the latest arc Underworld. I wasn't going to spoiler tag, but I ended up saying more than I was originally intending to, so meh xD I don't think they should mix Mothers Rosario with GGO, imo they should do another season for GGO; maybe 12-15 episodes, a movie for Mothers Rosario and then by that time if Underworld is finished another season for that as well. GGO is going to be tricky. SAO ends at ALO, and that's that. After that, its a totally different atmosphere, but would be worth it. An OVA series would be nice. If GGO was paired with Underworld thought, I'm not sure what I would think. The way it is going, Underworld needs its own series. so SAO will cover ALO? So am I safe to say the next season of "SAO" will be called "GGO" "Mothers Rosario" and "Under World" ?? I don't know how many times it's been mentioned, but yes we'll get ALO covered from episodes 15-25. GGO would need its own adaptation, while rosario would be best fit as a movie, or bunch Specials. Underworld no clue, etc. |
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| Ok did I miss something here? How are they going to reincarnate Yui in the real world with a virtual object? The fuck? |
| This episode was really touching but then again how can a system have human emotion. Anyways, it was really really a moving episode. Too bad Yui had to be erased from the system :( Looking forward to the next episode. |
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Oxy said: Ok did I miss something here? How are they going to reincarnate Yui in the real world with a virtual object? The fuck? Honestly, that was stupidly said in the anime. He did say Yui's data was saved into NerveGear, near the end of ep. |
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Tyrel said: Oxy said: Ok did I miss something here? How are they going to reincarnate Yui in the real world with a virtual object? The fuck? Honestly, that was stupidly said in the anime. Maybe its the subs? Well in any case that clearly isn't what they meant; its like Tyrel said; she can be revived in other games (like ALO) |
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InfiniteDestiny said: Tyrel said: Oxy said: Ok did I miss something here? How are they going to reincarnate Yui in the real world with a virtual object? The fuck? Honestly, that was stupidly said in the anime. Maybe its the subs? Well in any case that clearly isn't what they meant; its like Tyrel said; she can be revived in other games (like ALO) Yeah I was sort of thinking it was the subs too, but UTW and Horriblesubs pretty much said the same thing, but in different wordings. |
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| Not bad episode,to bad Yui its gone,i know it would happen so it reduce its effect but still kinda sad -.- Beyond that i always love Reaper bosses in any game and here again shows why so awesome!! Well some cute KiritoxAsuna scenes,Yui being cute and then kicked some death ass was pretty cool,and Asuna crying always make me sad :( But well again decent episode seems next episode back to the action!! BTW Yui why so cute!! GIF's and more on the club!!http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=495271&show=0#post1 |
LunaSep 23, 2012 1:07 AM
| This episode was just so bittersweet and touching. That scene with Yui disappearing was just aww =(. At least she will be able to reappear again later on. Dno how Kirito did what he did but lol that was some legit spamming buttons. Expected me to get much more emotional in a scene like this but it just didn't happen, eh I would've loved to see more of Yui before this happened. |
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| As someone who hasn't read the LN, from reading this episode discussion it sounds like it's about to get real. |
Vhaeraun said: Which means that, given a computer capable of reading the code, Yui can be 'resurrected' elsewhere - and this is a large part of the Mother's Rosario arc, which covers both what Asuna is going through, and Kirito's efforts to bring Yui into his world. That really dumbs down the arc, but it is part of the series that gets covered at some point. Well at least there's a suitable explanation lol. Though I admit I was like WTF when Kirito said he was gonna resurrect her. Anyway, a good episode all around. The fact that Yui is not completely gone like some characters (eg. Sachi)I found to be a nice touch which makes this part of the story more uplifting. |
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| find touch keyboard on marble slab -----> press random keys as fast you as you -----> hack The Matrix by turning indistinguishable code into a loading bar ----> download an AI's heart -------> seems legit Am I the only one who thought it was creepy when Yui was going back and forth between emotionless computer program and little girl personalities? "I am a product of the Matr-MAMA! And then I saw people committing suici-PAPA!" In summary though, Kirito and Asuna are soft as hell. Fluffy white kittens on fluffy white pillows are harder than these kids. |
JoshSep 22, 2012 11:47 PM
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
Post-Josh said: Press random keys as fast you as you -----> hack The Matrix by turning indistinguishable code into a loading bar ----> download an AI's heart -------> logic Guess he's not the blue-pill type. |
CDenver said: As someone who hasn't read the LN, from reading this episode discussion it sounds like it's about to get real. Don't you mean: shit's about to get virtual. awwwwwyus #SAO |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
Tyrel said: Or next episode could start out with the fishing and then they get called in for Was thinking of the same thing... jBui said: HauntingShock said: monkeii said: Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but its about the next episode. Really can't wait for ALO arc to star It's probably skipping fishing arc. Not sure if you can even call the fishing story an arc (I thought it was pretty short) Judging from the titles of the next 2 episodes..there isn't going to be any more honeymoon stuff, so no fishing :( oh lol I thought I wrote side-story. My bad :D |
| Also to anyone wondering about the names for Sinker, and Yuriel. Which it should have been. Raze from UTW said this This was in the video and was therefore decided by the studio itself (presumably after getting Kawahara’s (the author) OK. We thought it sounded stupid too, for the record. |
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Post-Josh said: CDenver said: As someone who hasn't read the LN, from reading this episode discussion it sounds like it's about to get real. Don't you mean: shit's about to get virtual. awwwwwyus #SAO Oh snap! |
| Still wishing I had more depth. It may not be the most original plot but they could try a bit harder with this show. the characters are pretty decent so far. But these episodes are just getting slower and slower. |
| My Nuts Jumble. |
| A super heart-warming episode! won't be an over-statement if I said that it might be comparable with some of the best heart-warming episodes from other anime! oh Yui, we will remember you and we will meet again. T.T And.. where is Silica..? well Lizbeth got her second appearance! (would be a third considering episode 1) |
| no not anymore it is sidestory but in a good way |
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